People Experts

T.S. Harvey

Associate Professor of AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert in cross-cultural doctor-patient interactions, public health communications, disaster relief and crisis management.

Venkat Margapuri, PhD

Assistant Professor, Computing SciencesVillanova University

Dr. Margapuri researches in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for applications in agriculture and healthcare.

Ralph Carter

Piper Professor, Political ScienceTexas Christian University

Professor Carter focuses on Middle East conflicts, U.S. foreign trade and defense policy, with an emphasis on the roles played by Congress.

Arash Tavakoli, PhD

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental EngineeringVillanova University

Prof. Arash Tavakoli, PhD, leads the Human Centered Cities Lab, focusing on human-centered city design and pedestrian safety.

Nazanin Hosseinkhah, PhD

Director of Special ProjectsVieLight

Dr. Hosseinkhah joined Vielight to discover how light energy could be used to positively impact the brain and the body.

Johnny Nhan

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and ProfessorTexas Christian University

Nhan's research focuses primarily on technology and policing - cyber security, police culture and collaborative security networks.

Julie Downs

Professor and Department HeadCarnegie Mellon University

Julie Downs studies social influences on decisions, particularly the impact of social norms.

Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.

Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams

Jeffrey Morris, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Computer and Cyber SciencesAugusta University

Alona Fyshe

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Victoria, Computer Science Department

Machine Learning and the Neuroscience of Language Understanding